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Shreyas Iyer recreates India’s 2007 T20 World Cup heroes with current stars

Indian T20I leader Shreyas Iyer recently mapped current team members onto heroes from the 2007 T20 World Cup championship. He slotted Tilak Varma into Gautam Gambhir's shoes, citing the left-hander's pressure knocks like his unbeaten 51 against Pakistan in the 2026 Asian Games final and an unbeaten 69 during the 2025 Asia Cup title clash.

Additionally, Iyer tapped Shivam Dube to emulate Yuvraj Singh's legendary six sixes, while naming Jaspreet Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Yash Thakur, and himself for a potential bowl-out. Axar Patel was selected to mirror Irfan Pathan's final performance, and Bumrah was also chosen to handle the final over previously bowled by Joginder Sharma.

The comparisons come ahead of a five-match series against the West Indies, amidst fan travel disruptions caused by waterlogging in Lucknow.

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